This is primarily for P, who had to listen to me whine about how my notes from Natural Resources weren’t as helpful as my notes usually are. Here’s an exerpt that might explain why. Sometimes I’m just too amused by my own thoughts.
Sierra Club v USFS (344) Dragon like!!!! What was the challenge? A: timber sales in the wildlife preserve and USFS was proposing would reduce big game hiding area. Why is that bad? A: hurt wildlife that were protected by Specific dragon-like organic act. Why did Sierra Club bring this? A: part of stopping timber overall. Notice also that they are challenging the plan in the context of particular timber salesa€”allowed under OH Forestry Assoc decision. Also, therea€?s a resonance (aaaahhh) w/ Meritaa€”trying to preserve a large swath of habitat. Lots of things going ona€”anti-tree-chopping!! Also inconsistent w/ dragon-like organic act. What did that act provide for? A: the wildlife reserve is for the purpose of the game. Allowed ever? A: in connection w/ mining. What is the FSa€?s argument? A: their larger master plan authorizes this b/c providing for overall plant/animal diversity. What will they achieve here? A: detrimental effects on some specific crittersa€”goshawks!!! But more crappy critters like rats will move in to crappy habitat made by choppies. Making some goshawks move on is ok so that rats can move in.
The act is dragon-like because it’s the Norbeck Act, which is like Norbert, Hagrid’s dragon in Harry Potter. Also, please notice that my notes attempt to sing when we mention resonance and that timber harvests are referred to as “choppies”. That’s the technical term. I’m not sure why I’m so excited about goshawks, but there you go. !!!! I wish I were as excited about studying this. And yes, I’m just to national forests.